Arcade Fire by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 57 Arcade Fire songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Arcade Fire by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 57/100
- Average dynamic range: 7.1/10
- Average tempo: 117 BPM across 57 timed songs
- A focused, consistent sound — they know what they are — a 32-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Arcade Fire songs
- Haiti — intensity 38/100, 90 BPM, dynamic range 6/10
- Good God Damn — intensity 41/100, 105 BPM, dynamic range 5/10
- We Don't Deserve Love — intensity 41/100, 110 BPM, dynamic range 5/10
The most intense
- Wake Up — intensity 70/100, 80 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Neighborhood 3 — intensity 69/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 7/10
- No Cars Go — intensity 68/100, 124 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice) — dynamic range 9/10
- Reflektor — dynamic range 9/10
- No Cars Go — dynamic range 9/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is Supersymmetry (60 BPM), fastest is Infinite Content (160 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Arcade Fire artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 57 Arcade Fire songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.